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Why Did a Saudi Billionaire Donate $10 Million to Yale?

The Abdallah S. Kamel Center for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization aims to become the top destination for the study of Sharia.

September 13, 2015
Lonnie Shekhtman
Christian Science Monitor

The chief executive of Saudi banking and real estate company Dallah Al-Baraka Group has donated $10 million towards a center for study of Islamic law at Yale Law School.

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